Tonight at the Jurong West Stadium, V Sundramoorthy and K Balagumaran will go head to head for the first time as coaches of S.League teams.

Sundram will be in the technical area for star-studded Tampines Rovers - tipped by many as favourites for this season's S.League crown - while Bala will stand just metres away, in front of Hougang United's bench.

Three years ago, the duo were a coaching tandem, with Bala assisting Sundram in the LionsXII's victorious Malaysian Super League (MSL) campaign in 2013, and then at Malaysian side Negeri Sembilan a year later.